Dontayvion Wicks · Rashod Bateman · 2026 week 1

Dontayvion Wicks or Rashod Bateman?

Wondering who you should start this week — Dontayvion Wicks or Rashod Bateman? The start/sit call and the numbers behind it are below, plus who wins a straight-up trade. Rebuilt nightly.

Start Dontayvion Wicks — barelyThis one is a coin flip — the projections are within 0.3 points. The matchup leans Dontayvion Wicks (WAS allow the 6th-most WR points), but you can defend either call.

Player	Wk 1	Proj (PPR)	Matchup	Form L3	Trade value	Status
Dontayvion Wicks START	vs WAS	7.9	6th · soft	2.2	34	healthy
Rashod Bateman	@ IND	7.6	7th · soft	3.3	–	healthy

WRs vs WAS recently: DeVonta Smith 10.2 pts (W16) · KaVontae Turpin 14.6 pts (W17) · DeVonta Smith 5.2 pts (W18).

WRs vs IND recently: Jauan Jennings 13.1 pts (W16) · Parker Washington 11 pts (W17) · Xavier Hutchinson 8.4 pts (W18).

Who wins a straight-up trade?

Dontayvion Wicks carries the higher trade value — 34 against 0. In a one-for-one, the side receiving Dontayvion Wicks gets the most.

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Game logs, matchup ranks and form are the 2025 season — 2026 hasn’t kicked off. Projections, schedule and trade values are current 2026 numbers, refreshed nightly.